ADJ
- master, skeleton
- duplicate, spare
- car, desk, front door, house, ignition, etc.
QUANT
- bunch, set
- a large bunch of keys a set of car keys
VERB + KEY
- turn
- She turned the key in the lock
- insert, put in
- remove, take out
- use
- She must have used a key to get in
KEY + VERB
- open, unlock
- You need a key to open the garage
- lock
- turn
- They heard a key turn in the back door lock
PREP
- with a/the ~
- You have to close it with the key
- ~ to
- the key to the front door
PHRASES
- get a key cut
- I'll get another key cut so that you can have one
ADJ
- Alt, arrow, backspace, control, delete, escape, function, return, shift, etc.
- shortcut
- F1 is the shortcut key for calling up help
VERB + KEY
- hit, hold down, press, touch
- Hold down the Alt key while pressing the arrow keys
- release
KEY + VERB
- tell sb sth
- The key tells you what all the symbols mean
PREP
- in a/the ~
- You can find the symbols in the key at the bottom of the page
- ~ to
- the key to the signs and symbols
VERB + KEY
- have, hold
- First-time voters could hold the key to the election result
PREP
- ~ to
- Language is the key to understanding those around you
KEY + VERB
- change
- The key changes from C major to A minor
KEY + NOUN
- change
- signature
- There are two sharps in the key signature of D major
PREP
- in a/the ~
- What key's it in? Can we try it in a lower key?
- ~ of
- the key of G major